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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 10, 1933
Died
July 21, 2006
Place of Birth
Kobe, Japan
Also Known As
- Mako Iwamatsu
- Mako Wakamatsu
- Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου
- Iwamatsu Mako
- 岩松信
- マコ岩松
- ماکو
Mako
0.8 Popularity
Biography
Mako was born in Kobe, Japan, the son of noted children's book author and illustrator Taro Yashima. His parents moved to the United States when he was a small child. He joined them there after World War II, in 1949, joining the military in the 1950s. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1956. When Mako first joined his parents in the USA, he studied architecture. During his military service, he discovered his theatrical talent, and trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Mako was married to actress Shizuko Hoshi with whom he had two daughters (both are actresses) and three grandchildren.
Known For
8.1
Aku (voice)
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
5.4
Poe
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
6.2
Splinter (voice)
TMNT
2007
3.3
Tan
Cages
2007
10.0
Himself
The Slanted Screen
2006
7.6
Sakamoto
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
🎬
4.0
Maid in Akihabara
2005
8.8
Iroh (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
7.2
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
7.4
Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)
Duck Dodgers
2003
Credits
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
as Aku (voice)
2017
8.1
Rise: Blood Hunter
as Poe
2007
5.4
TMNT
as Splinter (voice)
2007
6.2
Cages
as Tan
2007
3.3
The Slanted Screen
as Himself
2006
10.0
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sakamoto
2005
7.6
🎬
Maid in Akihabara
2005
4.0
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Iroh (voice)
2005
8.8
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
7.2
Duck Dodgers
as Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)
2003
7.4
Duck Dodgers
as Happy Cat (voice)
2003
7.4
🎬
Lost at Home
2003
0.0
Black Sash
2003
7.5
Bulletproof Monk
as Mr. Kojima
2003
5.5
Cruel Game
as Straw Hat
2002
2.2
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as The Ancient One (voice)
2002
7.9
Monk
as Master Zi
2002
8.0
Samurai Jack
as Aku (voice)
2001
8.4
Pearl Harbor
as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
2001
6.9
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
2000
6.7
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
6.7
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as The Wizard (archive footage)
2000
6.7
The West Wing
as Dr. Yosh Takahashi
1999
8.2
The Accomplice
as Santos
1999
5.7
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
as Old Momo
1999
6.6
Martial Law
1998
7.1
The Bird People in China
as Shen
1998
7.2
Seven Years in Tibet
as Kungo Tsarong
1997
7.2
Riot
as Mr. Lee
1997
5.0
The Sea Wolf
1997
4.0
Sworn to Justice
as Mr. Young
1996
5.4
7th Heaven
as Henry Muranaka
1996
6.4
Balance of Power
as Todo Matsumoto
1996
6.1
JAG
as Ichiro Higashimori
1995
7.3
Midnight Man
as Buun Som
1995
5.1
Crying Freeman
as Shudo Shimazaki
1995
6.3
Platypus Man
as Mr. Loo
1995
2.0
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Nakano
1994
4.8
A Dangerous Place
as Sensei
1994
6.1
Red Sun Rising
as Buntoro Iga
1994
4.6
Diagnosis: Murder
as Lee Moy
1993
7.1
Frasier
as Sam Tanaka
1993
7.7
Rising Sun
as Yoshida-san
1993
6.1
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Dr. Henry Lee
1993
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Edward Song
1993
6.9
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Li Sung
1993
6.7
RoboCop 3
as Kanemitsu
1993
4.9
Sidekicks
as Mr. Lee
1992
5.2
Nightingale
as Narrator (voice)
1992
0.0
My Samurai
1992
4.0
Strawberry Road
as Frank Machida
1991
10.0
The Perfect Weapon
as Kim
1991
6.2
Pacific Heights
as Toshio Watanabe
1990
6.3
Taking Care of Business
as Mr. Sakamoto
1990
6.3
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
as Sgt. Moritaki
1990
5.8
Fatal Mission
as Trang
1990
9.0
Murder in Paradise
as Capt. Kilalo
1990
4.7
An Unremarkable Life
as Max Chin
1989
0.0
The Paradise Club
as Mr. Yamamoto
1989
5.8
Paradise
as Kao
1988
5.4
The Wash
as Nobu Matsumoto
1988
0.0
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Jimmy
1988
6.7
Silent Assassins
as Oyama
1988
4.9
Supercarrier
1988
5.5
Tour of Duty
as Tran
1987
8.0
Armed Response
as Akira Tanaka
1986
4.7
P.O.W. The Escape
as Capt. Vinh
1986
4.5
Kung Fu: The Movie
as The Manchu
1986
5.3
Lovejoy
as Toshiro Tanaka
1986
7.3
Spenser: For Hire
1985
6.7
The Equalizer
as Jimmy Thanarat
1985
7.1
Hawaiian Heat
as Maj. Taro Oshira
1984
3.0
Hawaiian Heat
as Maj. Taro Oshira
1984
2.3
Conan the Destroyer
as Akiro 'The Wizard'
1984
6.1
Girls of the White Orchid
as Mori
1983
4.9
Testament
as Mike
1983
6.3
The Last Ninja
as Aitaro Sakura
1983
3.2
The Nightingale
as Gardener / Minister
1983
3.7
The A-Team
as Pastry Chef
1983
7.5
Voyagers!
1982
7.5
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982
5.9
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Gardener / Minister
1982
8.1
Conan the Barbarian
as The Wizard / Narrator
1982
6.8
An Eye for an Eye
as James Chan
1981
5.1
Under the Rainbow
as Nakomuri
1981
5.2
The Bushido Blade
as Enjiro
1981
5.4
The Greatest American Hero
as Master of Flowers
1981
7.2
Flamingo Road
1981
6.1
Magnum, P.I.
as Tozan
1980
7.3
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
as Oda
1980
0.0
The Big Brawl
as Herbert
1980
5.9
When Hell Was in Session
as Maj. Bai
1979
7.0
A Man Called Sloane
as Tanaka
1979
5.0
The Facts of Life
1979
7.1
Supertrain
1979
5.0
The Incredible Hulk
as Li Sung
1977
7.2
🎬
Visions
1976
6.0
Quincy, M.E.
as Mr. Yamaguchi
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as John Moroshima
1976
7.5
🎬
Mr. T and Tina
1976
4.3
Pacific Overtures
as Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
1976
9.0
Farewell to Manzanar
as Fukimoto
1976
6.0
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
as narrator
1976
0.0
The Killer Elite
as Yuen Chung
1975
5.7
Wonder Woman
as Mr. Brown
1975
7.0
Prisoners
as Sgt. Nguyen
1975
0.0
🎬
Khan!
1975
5.0
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
as Tao Gan
1974
0.0
The Island at the Top of the World
as Oomiak
1974
6.5
The Green Hornet
as Low Sing
1974
6.8
Yokahama Mama
as Rooster (voice)
1972
5.0
Kung Fu
as Wong Ti Lu
1972
7.7
M*A*S*H
as Major Choi
1972
7.9
Anna and the King
1972
6.5
If Tomorrow Comes
as Tadashi
1971
8.0
Silence
as Kichijiro
1971
7.2
Columbo
as Kanji Ousu
1971
8.1
Fools
as Psychiatrist
1970
1.0
The Hawaiians
as Mun Ki
1970
5.4
The Challenge
as Yuro
1970
6.0
Love, American Style
as Jack
1969
6.1
Room 222
1969
6.0
The Great Bank Robbery
as Secret Agent Fong
1969
6.3
Hawaii Five-O
as Kazuo Tahashi
1968
7.1
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
as Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
1968
6.1
Mannix
as Tami Okada
1967
6.7
Ironside
as Phil Tsang
1967
6.8
The Sand Pebbles
as Po-han
1966
7.2
The Time Tunnel
as Lt. Nakamura
1966
7.6
The Green Hornet
as Low Sing
1966
7.2
The Ugly Dachshund
as Kenji
1966
6.7
The F.B.I.
as Yoshimura
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Angry Youth (uncredited)
1965
5.4
I Dream of Jeannie
as Kato
1965
7.8
The Big Valley
as Wong Lo
1965
6.1
Gidget
1965
6.6
F Troop
as Samurai Warrior
1965
6.2
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
as Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
1965
5.2
Broadside
as The Japanese Commander
1964
6.0
Broadside
as Captain Osato
1964
6.0
Burke's Law
as Happy Tuava
1963
6.0
Burke's Law
as Pete
1963
6.0
Arrest and Trial
as Kyoto
1963
7.7
McHale's Navy
1962
6.6
McHale's Navy
as Lt. Sakawa
1962
6.6
The Gallant Men
1962
6.0
Ensign O'Toole
as Yamada, Jr.
1962
6.5
The Lloyd Bridges Show
as Akai Takahashi
1962
5.0
Never So Few
as Soldier in Hospital
1959
5.4
77 Sunset Strip
as Ito Nakayama
1958
6.7
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/Performer
1956
5.9